Serbia sends Ganić extradition request

The Serbian Justice Ministry stated that it sent a demand for the extradition Ejup Ganic to the British authorities. The demand and court documentation was sent for the 64-year-old former Muslim wartime member of Bosnia's presidency to be handed over to the Belgrade High Court in order to finish the process led against him. Serbia sends Ganic extradition request A British court that refused to free Ganic on bail earlier this month stated that Serbia must send the documentation for his extradition by April 7. Ganic was arrested in London on March 1, on a Serbian warrant. He and 18 other Bosnian nationals are wanted in Serbia in connection to the Dobrovoljacka St. massacre. In May 1992, a retreating Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) convoy was attacked in this Sarajevo street. Scores of JNA soldiers and officers were killed or injured as a result. Serbia's judicial authorities launched an investigation against Ganic in December of 2008 under suspicion that he, along with others, directly issued orders to attack JNA facilities in Sarajevo – including a military hospital, the JNA Center, a convoy of ambulance vehicles, and the army convoy in Dobrovoljacka St. All these attacks came despite a previous agreement that was to allow JNA units to peacefully retreat from Bosnia-Herzegovina. The investigation order saw Ganic accused on three counts – war crimes against injured and ill persons, illegal killing and injuring of enemy combatants, and use of illegal means of combat. Ganic was born in Serbia, near the town of Novi Pazar. He entered politics as member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Party of Reformed Forces, was elected into the Bosnian presidency in 1990, and was also the president of the crisis council at the beginning of the war in 1992. As a member of the presidency and the vice-president of the post-war Federation of Bosnia, Ganic made his first official visit to then Yugoslavia on July 23, 1996, meeting with then president of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic. He was the Federation president from December 28, 1999 to February 28, 2001. Former Hague Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte confirmed on June 3, 2004 that the tribunal was conducting an investigation against Ganic. Ejup Ganic (Tanjug, file)

Serbia sends Ganić extradition request

A British court that refused to free Ganić on bail earlier this month stated that Serbia must send the documentation for his extradition by April 7.

Ganić was arrested in London on March 1, on a Serbian warrant.

He and 18 other Bosnian nationals are wanted in Serbia in connection to the Dobrovoljačka St. massacre.

In May 1992, a retreating Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA) convoy was attacked in this Sarajevo street. Scores of JNA soldiers and officers were killed or injured as a result.

Serbia's judicial authorities launched an investigation against Ganić in December of 2008 under suspicion that he, along with others, directly issued orders to attack JNA facilities in Sarajevo – including a military hospital, the JNA Center, a convoy of ambulance vehicles, and the army convoy in Dobrovoljačka St.

All these attacks came despite a previous agreement that was to allow JNA units to peacefully retreat from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The investigation order saw Ganić accused on three counts – war crimes against injured and ill persons, illegal killing and injuring of enemy combatants, and use of illegal means of combat.

Ganić was born in Serbia, near the town of Novi Pazar.

He entered politics as member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Party of Reformed Forces, was elected into the Bosnian presidency in 1990, and was also the president of the crisis council at the beginning of the war in 1992.

As a member of the presidency and the vice-president of the post-war Federation of Bosnia, Ganić made his first official visit to then Yugoslavia on July 23, 1996, meeting with then president of Serbia Slobodan Milošević.

He was the Federation president from December 28, 1999 to February 28, 2001.

Former Hague Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte confirmed on June 3, 2004 that the tribunal was conducting an investigation against Ganić.